Pin unloader



June 10, 1952 5. J. GARTNER ET AL 2,600,052

PIN UNLOADER Filed Jan. 5, 1946 6 Sheets-Sheet l June 10, 1952 s. J. GARTNER ET AL PIN UNLOADER 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 5, 1946 June 10, 1952 s. J. GARTNER ET AL 2,600,052

PIN UNLOADER Filed Jan. s, 1946 e Sheets-Sheet s INVENTORS smwzzy 1 a min/ER nMRr/A/ 6. HHSSEL Mfl/V Q A M a/ 24 7'HE/R HTTOR/VEV June 10, 1952 S. J. GARTNER ET AL PIN UNLOADER Filed Jan. 3, 1946 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 THE R HITOR/VE) June 10, 1952 s. J. GARTNER ETAL 2,600,052

PIN UNLOADER Filed Jan. 3, 1946 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 3 INVENTORS Patented June 10, 1952 UNITED is IATES rarest ossice zit-00,052 .RIN UNLO'ADER.

S'tanley..;]. .Gartner {and Martin 'G, jHasselman, Emporium,fiPa,, assignoljs";to SylvaniaElectric Products; Inc a corporation 'of Massachusetts Application January 3, 1946', Serial-No.j638,-8 61 9 .Claims.

"The-present invention relates to machines used in the production .of glass headers for radio re- ;ceiving tubes and the. like.inwhich a plurality of .leadin .wires or terminalpins, arezsealed' in, and

zane evacuation tube joined thereto. 4 V 4 A,machineof the character. described includes .aMorktable or carrier in the form-of a turret ne at -d to t teab a t ta aa a d-9. which is a ;plura1ity of vertically extending ,sp -ndles regularly spaced in a-circle concentric .with the. turret and adj acent; its. outer periphery. These spindles are independently rotatable about :their own axes but have a driving connection gcfqmmonto all: of them, .while rotation of th turin. by .other means -.which includes indexing mechanism for reffecting its regular intermittent ular movement through. an are equal to .the

.x'lng .ang ular-spacingof thespindles. I t

.During its cycle theturret traverses, a plurality of .stations at predetermined ones of which dif iferentoperationsare performed and where the spindles are independently .locked against 3 rota- .tion, these; operations and-the mechanismfor -ac- .coxnplishing.thembeinginthepresentdnstance, .substantiallyasfollows: 7

.lt-should first'be understood-.that-on .theupper .endof each. spindle is asap piece or lowenmold .having a central aperture for receiving ea zrod mounted for reciprocating movement in the spindle, thatsurrounding the centralaperture is a plurality, of regularly spacedsmaller holes for receiving lengths of wire or terminalpinsto ;be embedded in .the header-and form an integral part'thereof, and that each ofthese moldsinde- ,pendently and successivelymates-with ,anupper mold pita-reciprocating press member.

At -a .first station terminal 4 pins are automatically. dropped into the-small aperturesof? the lowermold and extend upwardly therefrom.

Then, as the spindles .traversealoading zone, .glass wafers having a. central. opening and smaller openings registering with those in the mold ,are manually placed on-the molds with the pins=extending therethrough. At a further station mechanism operates toremove thepins from any mold on which the, operator has-failed to ;pla-ce,a wafer. Thisis thestation .wherethe mechanism .ofthe present invention operatesand which will he-v hereinafter more jfully-.,described. Thereafter during the traverse .of the-spindles:thewafers .are subjected :to ifiamesi-rom high-heat;burnersifor the: purpose ;of fusing thev metalte'rminalsi to the glass-and for softeningthe'glass sothat-whenthe spindles successively. reach :the stem .loader :the glass. is in condition, for tubulation; and whichin- "2 volves thejoining ofa glasstubing to the Wafer. Subse quently. and at an advancedstation there- .cipiiocating press functions .to mold the glass wafer so as to provide reinforcement around the .terminal pins and give it shape where the tubing ,isioined thereto.

.From thepress, whichis the final operation, except forfthepro'jection of air jets against .the (glass.tovcoolit the. spindlesmove to an unloading Ls'tationwhereithe completely assembled header is automaticallylifted from the lower. mold and. de-

posited on a discharge chute.

:Inthe event. ofiailure by the operator to plaoe .a wafer on i a spindle. during traverse. of the latter ,through-theloading.zone,.it is desirable. to remove thepins from the 'mold so as 'tosave them'for further use. The present invention is. directed to ,an arrangement for performing this operation;

' -An obj ectof. the invention is to remove thepins by suction froma moldpiecein which they. are supported.

Another object of the invention is to employ mechanical means operatin .to'give an initial upward push to the ,pins,.so as .tobecerta'inpf their being suffic'iently loosein the mold as to make positive the effectiveness of the suction device.

Since the pins may be of various lengths, itis a, further obj ctof .theinvention to segregate ,the fr'emovedpins into lrespectiv'ely designated com- .partments:

In the illustrated embodiments of the invention there has been provided a swinging head movable ,intooperative position over the spindle and having a plurality of passages axially aligned with respective. holes. in the. mold from which the terminal pins extend. The cooperating mechanical.meansliftslthe pins.to be removed such .a jdistance ,as' to venterltheir. upper ends intothe open passages therefor in .the swinging head, whereupon..they..are..caughtby suction and their removal from the mold completed. Individual tubesare provided} leading 'from respective ones of [the passages. in the. head. and through which the pins are carriedbyair streams to the-dischargecompartments';

A further object of the invention is the ;.provision of; apin unloader constructed-and operating-in such ;amanner1 th at,whilethe pinsrare given an initial start by mechanical means and their v ;r,emoval"from.themold completed by suction, they:are; caught by; and carried. on through the ;c,onjductor tubes by an upward surge-orair undenprcssure .Which;v also is the-force for creatngtthersuction.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a pin unloader which is of simple construction, positive in operation, not liable to derangement and one that not only effects a saving in material but of labor as well.

To these and other ends the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts as will be fully set forth in the following description and particularly defined in the appended claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate, as hereinabove stated, the invention as embodied in a machine used in the manufacture of radio receiving tubes for the assembly and sealing of an evacuation tube and terminal pins in the press member or header of a tube. The turret indexing means and particular spindle drive shown, are described in more detail in'the copending application of Stanley J. Gartner and Paul G. Pilkinton, Serial No. 635,889 filed December 19, 1945, to which reference may be had for the details of construction and operation. In this application only such reference to this structure will be made as required for understanding of present invention.

Fig. l is a top plan view of the machine with parts broken away to show details of construction, and showing only such portions of the superstructure and parts surrounding the turret a may be necessary to illustrate in a general way the functions performed at successive stations to which the turret is indexed during its cycle.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view indicating the stations at which the work-holding spindles are locked against independent rotation and certain other stations to which special reference will be made. v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the turret in side elevation and showing one of the work-holding spindles and associated parts.

Fig. 4 is a detail in side view of actuating mechanism to be explained.

Fig. 5is a longitudinal sectional View taken vertically through the spindle.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional detail on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional detail on line 1-1 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic illustration in plan view of the chain drive for the: spindles and showing, also, the arrangement of certain cam tracks the purpose of which will hereinafter be described.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the completed work piece.

Fig. 10 shows the work piece partly in elevation and partly in vertical central section. v

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary view drawn to full scale and showing partly in side elevation and partly in vertical central section the upper portion of a spindle and the lower part of the pin unloader in its operative position.

Fig. 12 is a view in elevation of the pin unloader and showing, also, the adjacent part of the turret and one of the spindles.

Fig. 13 is a top plan view of the parts illustrated in Fig. 12.

- In the drawings similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The work to be accomplished by the machine is, referring first to Figs. 9 and 10, the assembly and hermetical sealing of a plurality of terminal pins I in an inverted cupshaped glass header which in use forms an end closure for an electronic tube of the type used in radio receiving sets and, further, by fusing of the glass to attach integrally therewith a hollow glass stem upstanding from the header and through which the tube is evacuated, the stem later being sealed close to its inner end and the extra length cut off.

The header referred to is shown as a glass wafer or disc 2 having a central aperture 3 opening into the stem which comprises an elongated tubing 4. In a circle concentric with the opening 3 is a plurality of apertures for receiving the pins I while the peripheral edge of the disc is turned down to provide a depending, reinforcing flange 5 which later is joined with a cylindrical glass envelope to form the bottom portion thereof. Protuberances 6 surrounding the pins and formed during a pressing operation give additional support for the pins I.

Regularly spaced angularly in a circle concentric with and adjacent the outer peripheral edge of a rotatable carrier which, in this instance, is a turret l, is a plurality of spindles indicated generally by the numeral 8. These spindles, re-

ferring more particularly to Figs. 3, 5 to 7, and

11, are each mounted to rotate independently about a vertical axis on radial ball bearings 9 and ID located in spaced horizontally extending top and bottom annular flanges H and I2, respectively, extending outwardly from the side wall of the turret 1 to form an outwardly opening channel I3.

Each spindle 8 is a tubular shaft and included in parts carried thereby and others associated therewith, as will hereinafter be described, is a closure member l4 inserted in its upper end and upon which is seated a cap or what will be hereinafter termed the lower mold l5 of a pair of press members, this mold being removably clamped in place by the interlocking engagement therewith of inturned segmental flange portions it of a sleeve I1 surrounding the shaft 8. Secured to the lower end of the sleeve IT by screws I8 is an inner ring 55 seated in an annular recess 56 in the spindle shaft and whereby the sleeve is held against removal, a short coiled spring 51 being interposed between the ring and the top wall of the recess. Rotary displacement of the sleeve is prevented by a screw [8 extending therethrough into the spindle shaft.

An opening exteds through the end closure [4 and the mold [5 for slidably receiving an axially movable rod [9, the reduced and tapered tip end 20 of which functions to maintain an opening at the juncture of the stem 4 and disc 2 when the glass is in molten condition and, further, to act with the upper press member in molding the parts at this point. In a circle concentric With the rod [9 and parallel therewith is a plurality of regularly spaced apertures 21 extending through both members l4 and (5 for receiving the terminal pins I and which register with the openings for such pins in the work piece 2.

Extending part way into the apertures 2| from their lower ends are slender rods 22 functioning both as stops and knockouts for the'pins 4, these rods being secured at their lower ends in a collar 23 spaced below the end'closure I4 and carried on the upper end of an axially movable sleeve 24 interposed between the center rod 19 and the wall of the spindle shaft 8'. This sliding pin feature of the spindle construction will he hereinafter more fully described.

Fixed to the spindle shaft 8 by set screw 25 is,an outer sleeve co prising a spacer between the inner race membersof bearings 9 and Hi. This sleeve has a reduced portion to provide a shoulder Hand-interposed between the shoulder ,and an axially operable friction clutch 27 is a sprocket Wheel 28. The clutch rotates with the spindle -by-b eing clamped to the outer sleeve '25 :by screw:29, Fig. 7, and carries a fixed radially extending pawl 39 which, when engaged by one or anot-her of the latches 3!, 32, 33, or 34 at dif- I'erentoperating stations, see Fig. 2, and as will be explained, effects a lockingof the spindle against rotation while permitting free rotation of its respective sprocket wheel, the latter being driven Joya chain 46 wrapped around the turret I in a channel is between flanges H and [2 (Figure 3).

A-drive shaft-Ll; driven by suitable motor means vcarries driving sprocket wheel Q5 which engages ,chain 46. This chain 46 lies in a horizontal plane and for thegreaterpart of its length travels in thachannel l3 formed between the turret flanges H and 12. It is in driving connection with all but a;-few of the spindle sprockets 28, the numberof-disengaged sprockets being determined by the loeation of an idle sprocket 47 and another idler 48 with both of which the chain is in mesh as shown in Figure 8. Y a Fig. 1 shows a plurality of hoppers 51 for separately containing a supply of terminal pins which may be of different lengths. These hoppers are supported upon a standard indicated at 52. .A- feed tube, not shown, for the pins I leads from eachhopper and when a spindle 3 is at stationA and locked against rotation, with the apertures 2} (Figure5) in registry with the feed tubes, by engagement of its detent (Figure '7) with spring actuatedlatch 3|, mechanism is actuated,

their sprockets 28 being out of mesh with the chain 46, This is the leading zone where the operator, by means of a pair of tongs, picks up a prehea ted; glass disc 2 from the discharge end of a chute or other source of work supply and places iton the mold l5 and over the pins 1 which-are upstanding from the mold.

Stati0n B is the pin unloading station in the cycle-and as the spindle 8 carries at that station it isthere heldagainst rotation by latch 32 which isnormally in operative position to engage stop finger 30 carried by the spindle.

' From station B to station C the spindles are intermittently advanced and while they are traversing this portion of the cycle, and independently rotating about their axes, the work thereon is heated by flames directed at it from burners, oneof which is indicated at 6| (Figure 1) ,-these burners being supported by a segmental frame member 62 partly surrounding the turret and having control valves 63 whereby a proper admixture of gas, air and oxygen is furnished through the supply pipes 64, 65, and 66.

At station C, where rotation of the'spindle is not stopped, a stem 4 is placed endwise on the wafer 2 of which by fusing it readilybecomes an integral part, thestem being received from .a sup l hopper 6'! by a carrier 68 which-turns it to .an upri t pcsitionuwhencerit s grasp bra;sprin -retractabl piv te aas 5: ;andswun --.t1e:a.iepmeri wi hrt aa iseiithei pindlez' eiseepn. ter. t

14 :has p essur x s s e heads a t a a the jendsiof stems id ;at station 0 and-at theyin- .termediatestop -D between stations C and. This press :and prepress device form subject tte ref a eqpen e application :Ser aLN -63 i ,0 .filed" Decem 1 2 1.

From station E wthe work is" intermittently :advaneedto station F where. the spindle 8 is locked against;rota-tion;by spring pressed latch-34, and rippin :flnee s .15- mpth 51 f t ifinzishedwc +pie a i t th work off the meld 5 a d. y means pf a1..wing n ;arm is pivoted -at il depos t i o .a d s harge :chute, not shown- -Du n -the:trav rseofwth sp ndl f m h press to th iunleacline stat on the wo may; or mor rapi o linae subje t d t he imp emen .of air from one or more 518.135.54- At the next s op, ind cated at Ga d'wh ingthe one in er- --med, .ate ahe'uul adin s ati nrfa d t startin or .pin eseapem nt or ifeedins stat A. a a qmi r fwwFfl s-emp ey d-=to.- pra heime 1'5 :With a :solut o whic :p ven ad ence ze s ass-torth smeld. V Y

Inasmuch asthe difierent devices 'just above referred to as functioning in cooperation -with th sp ndlesflatspecified stations, w th the-excepti n 101 :the pin un oaders are not ncluded in the present invention, it is believed that neither a m re detail d showin or des ipti n thereof is called for.

Spindle operation Again .referring to the spindle construction particularly as shown in Figures Band .5 and to -the-factathat thetelescoping center rod-l9 and 'inner :sleeve '24, are axially movable independently of each other, it will be observed also that the rod extends below the sleeve and is uidedadjacent its; lower endin the bushing 19 inserted in the bottom of thensleeve. .Thislower .end .ofrod i9 is threaded for .axial'adjustment into the inner race memberof a radial ball hearing 80, the outer race of which carries trunnions 8i rotatably mountedin a ring portion 82 formed on the long arm. of a lever 83 pivoted intermediateitsends at! to .a-bracket 85 carried by theturret and acting against a-torsional spring .86. This lever 83,-throughaction of the spring :56, acts to :exert a downward pull on rod I9 so that its tip end 20 is normally below ;the2t op of the mold 15, at a position, predeterminedby axial adjustmentof the rod. In the path of a roller ,81' .on thevlong arm of the .lever 83 rare spacedsegmenta'l cam tracks :88 and 89' which, when the roller. rides thereon, 'rockthe lever 83 against action of spring86 to'raise the rod I9 so that its tip end extends above the mold I5, as indicated in Figs. 5 and '1, the rod being in this raised position during the stem loading and pressing operations so as to center the stem and maintain an opening therethrough and through the wafer 2 during the joining of these parts. The rod then drops and is again raised while its spindle is traversing the loading zone between stations A and LB.

Likewise the lower end of sleeve 24 is threaded for axial adjustment of the sleeve through the inner race member of a radial ball bearing 90 the outer race of which is pressed into an arm 9| slidably supported on a rod 92 depending from the turret flange I2, the arm 9| being formed with a bracket portion 93 carrying ahorizontally arranged stud 94 on which a roller 95 is mounted as illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

In the path of the roller 95 is a cam track concentric with the turretand comprising segmental portions 96, 91, and 98 (Figure 8). At the pin loading station A roller 95 is not in engagement with a cam surface thus permitting the sleeve 24 to drop by gravity to its lowermost position, as seen in Fig. 5. When, however, at a predetermined point in the cycle of the turret the roller 95 engages cam segment 96, the sleeve 24 is raised, carrying with it the collar 23 and rods 22, the upper ends of the latter forming predetermined levels for the bottoms of the pins I or, in other words, determining the length of such pins below the header 2. A break in the cam track at station E permits these stop pins to drop while the press in is operation. Cam 91 raises the header being molded away from the molds to assist in cooling it between stations E and F. A greater rise is provided in the cam track along segment 98 whereby the rods 22 function to assist in knocking out the pins from the mold I5 at the unloading station F and as cleanouts for the apertures 2I when the mold is being sprayed at station G. These last named functions of the rods 22 will hereinafter be more fully described.

For the purpose of supporting the stems 4 coaxially with the spindles during traverse of the turret from stem loading station C to the unloading station F a fixed segmental guide bar 99 is arranged between such stations and in a horizontal plane slightly below the upper ends of the stems. This bar, a fragmentary portion of which is shown in Fig. 3, is indicated in phantom in Fig. 1 by broken lines in order to be less confusing. Cooperating with the curved bar 99 is a plurality of stem engaging members I06 carried by vertical shaft I00 which hold stem 4 in an upright position.

A spring I08 anchored at one end to the inner arm of lever I03 and at its other end to a fixed part normally holds the stem engaging arm I06 in operative position.

Pin unloader Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, 4, l1, l2 and 13.

Supported upon a bracket I carried by the table II9 is an upstanding fixed post I5I to which is clamped a pair of spaced, horizontally disposed brackets I52 and I53 in the outer ends of which a shaft I54 is mounted to turn about a vertical axis. Rotary movement of this shaft is efiected, first in one direction and then in the other, by a collar I55 clamped thereto and formed with an arm I56 which'is oscillated by having pivotal connection at I51 with the piston rod I58 of a reciprocatory air motor or two-way air cylinder I59. Air lines I63 and I64 are each associated with one end of the air motor or air cylinder I59. Air line I63 is connected through connection block I62 to a further air line I60 while air line I64 is similarly connected to a further air line I6I. By applying air pressure from a source (not shown) to one line or another of air lines I63 and I64, the piston within cylinder I59 may be moved and the swinging arm 60 may be selectively moved into and out of position over mold I5 as required. A control valve I65 may be inserted in air line I63 whereby the speed of travel of the piston associated with the piston rod I58 may be reduced as desired.

Clamped to shaft I54 below the collar I55 is one end of the horizontally disposed lever 60 in the outer end of which there is clamped, by screw I61 in a. manner to permit rotary adjustment, 2. head I68 having a plurality of vertically extending passages I69 which, when the head is swung into operative position above the mold I5 on the spindle 8, register with the openings 2I in the spindle member I4 and the terminal pins I upstanding from the mold as shown in Figure 11.

Preferably, the passages are bell-mouthed at their lower ends and are of greater diameter at their upper ends for reception into the head I68 of tubular connectors I10 to each of which is attached the lower end of a pin discharge tubing The tubes I1I, there being one for each passage I69, are nested adjacent their pin receiving ends within a collar I12 and formed beyond such collar with return bends so that their discharge ends open downwardly. These discharge ends of the tubing are clamped in regularly spaced relation to opposite side edges of a plate I13 by bars I14 supported on clamping screws I15. The plate is fastened by screws I16 to an arm I11 clamped to the post I5I and the tubes I1I are directed so as to discharge into separate receptacles I18, one for each tube, these receptacles being illustrated as rectangular boxes removably fitted within an outer container I19 which in turn is removably supported upon a bracket I also secured to the post I5I.

As a means for limiting movement of lever 60 to bring the head 68 into precise operative position above the mold I5, 2. second lever I8I is clamped to the shaft I54 and carries in its outer end an adjusting screw I82 the free end of which engages a fixed stop I83 on the bracket I53.

The head I68 also has an opening I84 extending axially therethrough and from which angularly disposed ducts I85 communicate with the enlarged portions of the passages I69. The lower end of the opening I84 is closed by a screw plug I86 while threaded into its upper end is an air inlet pipe I61 extending downwardly from the collar I12 and surrounded by the nested ends of the tubing I11. The upper end of pipe I81 has coupling at I88 with a tube I89 which like the tubing IN is formed with a return bend leading from an anchoring bracket I90 on the post I5I and coupled at I9I with an air line I92 which is supplied by air under pressure when the pin removing operation is to take place.

Operation of the pin extracting mechanism or unloader is as follows:

The solenoid 32 is so conditioned as to cause latch 32 to effect a locking of the spindle 8 at station B.

Air isadmitted through pipe I91 to the outer end of a two-way air cylinder I93 shown in the in the cap member I4 and moldZB, force the ter-' minalpins I upwardlyin'to the lower ends of the aligned passages I69 in the head I68 and break any adherence the pins might have'to the walls of the openings 2 I. 1

' With the pins I loosened and partly removed by mechanical means under electrical'control, air under pressure admitted into line I92 is conducted through tube I89 and pipe I81 to chamber opening I84 whenceit escapes through the ducts I85 into the enlarged upper" ends ofthe passages- I69,- and then upwardly through the connectors I70 andth'e several tubes I1 I. Thus a powerful suction is created in the passages I89 which completesthe extraction of thepins I, drawing them upward'through the connectors I and into the air streams which carry the pins o'n through the" tubes "I from which they are dropped into the receptacles I78. I r We have, in certain instances, found it advantageous to provide additional air passages, such as indicated at I96 along the connectors I'Ifi attached to the tubing I'II so that additional air will be drawn through openings thus formed. This acts to break up any eddy currents that might form at the upper ends of the connectors IIll'and insures the pins-being sucked up into the air stream in tubes III.

The'bends in tubes HI and the conductor I89' are of such extent and the tubes ofa-flexibilitythat will permit their being swung the" short distance required by movement of the arm BI!= without strain being evidenced at their respective anchorages I13 and I90; is shown one means of supporting and bringing the head I68 into operative position above a spindle; it will be understood that, without departing from the scope of the invention, other means may be employed.

' Although we have shown and described particular embodiments of our invention, we donot desire to be limited to the embodiments described, and we intend in the appended claims to cover all modifications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of our invention.

What we'claim is:

l. The combination, with a rotatable turret, a number of spindles spaced regularly around'the rim of said turret, each spindle having a tubular support member, a closure in the upper end of said support member having a plurality of bores therethrough parallel to the axis of the support member, a sliding member guided for reciprocating movement in said support member, rods carried by said sliding member registering with and extending partway into said bores when the said sliding member is in its lowermost position, a mold carried upon said end closure, said mold having openings registering with the said bores and in which terminal pins are dropped to seat on said rods and project above said mold, and means, at a number of spaced positions around the path of rotation of said turret, for raising said sliding member whereby said rods become And, while there knockouts for said terminal pins and cleanout'sfor'theliolesin-said' mold and a suction arrange''- ment at one of said positions adapted to remove said terminal pins from said mold.

2'. The combination, with acarrier and means for effecting a regular intermittent movement of said carrier, of arotatable tubular support up standing from 'said carrier, means for rotating said support, a closure in the upper end of said support-having plurality of bores therethrou'gh parallel to the axis of the support, sliding,

ber' guided" for reciprocating movement in said support, rods carried by said sliding member registering withand extending partway'into said bores when the sliding member is in its lowermostposition, a mold on said end closure formed to receive a glass work-piece and rotatablewith said support, said mold having openings registeringwith' said bores and in which terminal pins are dropped to seat on said rods and project above said mold, means at a predetermined station in the'traverse of said carriage for locking said tu bular support against rotation at said-station; a

head at said station movable into axially spaced relationwith" said mold, means for efiecting movement'of said headinto and out of operative position, said head having pin receiving passagesin registry with tlie' said bores in said closure,piii

discharge tubes leading from said headand in communication each with a respective one of said passages, means for raising said-sliding member whereby said redirect to lift said pins sufiiciently to ente'r their upper e'nds'into the lower endsof said passages, and connections for directing astream of air under pressure upwardly into said pass'agesat points above the ends ofsaid pins to create suction in said passages, thereby-drawing said pins into-the air streams by which said pins are carried through and discharged from said tubes.

3. In combination, a turret mounted to indexin a'number of steps abouta vertical axis, a plurality of vertically extending tubular spindlescar-' ried by said turret and regularly spaced in' a circle concentric'therewith, means for independently rotating said spindles about their own axes, each of said spindles including a closure member at its upper end, a-mold clamped'to said closure said collar and extending, when said collar is in its lowermost position, part way into the said openings in said closure, said rods providing stops for terminal pins dropped into said openings'and which project through the openings in a glass disc on said mold, means at a predetermined stationin the circle of said turret operating to lock the spindle at said station against rotation, a head at said station movable into axially spaced relation with said mold, means for moving said head into and out of operative position in axial relationship with said mold, said head having pin receiving passages to register with the said pin openings in the said spindle members when said head is aligned with said spindle, pin discharge tubes leading from said head and in communication each with a respective one of said passages, means at said station for raising the sleeve in the spindle at said station whereby said rods lift said pins sufliciently to enter their upper ends into the lower ends of said head passages, and means for supplying a stream of air under pressure and directed upwardly into said passages at points above the ends of said pins to create suction in said passages, thereby drawing said pins into the air streams by which said pins are carried through and discharged from said tubes.

4. The combination, with a member having a plurality of parallel openings for receiving terminal pins and a movable member upon which said pins are supported to project above and below said member, of means for removing said pins comprising a head having a plurality of parallel passages, a chamber in said head and a duct from said chamber to each of said passages at points intermediate the ends thereof, means for supporting said head above said pin receiving member with said passages aligned with respective ones of said openings in the pin receiving member, said head support and said pin receiving member being relatively movable to bring them into and out of operative position with respect to each other, a pin discharge tube leading from each of said passages at its end remote from said pin receiving member, means operating said pin supporting member to enter said pins into the lower ends of said head passages, an air line connected to said chamber, and means for supplying air under pressure to said line, said ducts entering said passages at an angle such that a stream of air directed into each of said passages from said chamber causes a vacuum in said passages whereby said pins are drawn into said air streams and discharged therewith from said tubes.

5. The combination with a fixed member having a plurality of parallel openings for receiving terminal pins and a movable member upon which said pins are supported to project above and below said fixed member, of means for removing said pins comprising a head having a plurality of parallel passages flared at one end, a chamber and a duct from said chamber to each of said passages at a point intermediate the ends thereof, tubular connectors at the other ends of said passages, means for supporting said head above said fixed member with said passages aligned with respective ones of said openings in said fixed member, said head support being movable to bring said head into and out of operative position with respect to said fixed member, a pin discharge tube leading from each of said connectors and formed with a return bend, means operating said pin supporting member to lift the upper ends of said pins into the flared ends of said head passages, an air line connected to said chamber, and means for supplying air under pressure to said line, said ducts entering said passages at an angle such that a stream of air directed into each of said passages from said chamber causes a vacuum in said passages whereby said pins are drawn into said air streams and discharged therewith from said tubes.

6. A combination in accordance with claim 5 characterized by said connectors including additional air passages to provide inlets to said tubes for air from surrounding atmosphere.

'7. An arrangement for extracting a plurality of terminal pins substantially simultaneously from a mold of a spindle, said mold having a num ber of pin receiving apertures through which said pins are slideable, said pins projecting above and below said mold parallel to the axis of said spindle which includes a head member adapted to be moved into axial alignment with said mold and having a number of longitudinal passages therein which align with said terminal pin apertures when said head is aligned with said mold, a number of pressure rods beneath said mold against which said pins rest, means for moving said rods longitudinally of the axis of said spindle whereby said pins are caused to enter said passages, and means for directing a stream of air under pressure into said passages at points intermediate their ends and at such an angle that suction is created in said passages to draw said pins from said mold and into said air stream.

8. A mechanism for withdrawing a pin from a mold, which mechanism includes in combination a fixture adapted to receive said pin, a movable stop supporting said pin in said mold, said fixture having air passages therein directed to effect a stream of air along said pin and in a direction to remove said pin from said mold and means for moving said stop to introduce said pin into said fixture.

9. A mechanism for withdrawing a pin from a mold, a movable stop supporting said pin in said mold, said mechanism including in combination a fixture having a passage adapted to receive said pin, said fixture having air ducts therein directed to effect a stream of air along said pin and in a direction to remove said pin from said mold and means for moving said stop to introduce said pin into said passage.

STANLEY J. GARTNER. MARTIN G. HASSELMAN.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,230,563 Clairborne June 19, 1917 2,304,572 Keall Dec. 8, 1942 2,312,003 Schneider et al. Feb. 23, 1943 2,321,224 Madden et al. June 8, 1943 

